Victorian hospitals slowly restoring systems after cyber attack

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https://www.itnews.com.au/news/victorian-hospitals-slowly-restoring-systems-after-cyber-attack-532210

By Justin Hendry
itnews.com.au
October 11 2019

Regional Victorian hospitals and health services hit by a ransomware attack 
last week are slowly restoring their IT systems after a forced shutdown was 
required to isolate the infection.

But many systems, including internet and email, remain offline following the 
cyber security incident, with some systems expected to remain that way until at 
least early next week.

As mop up efforts continue across the Gippsland Health Alliance and South West 
Alliance of Rural Health (SWARH), manual workaround are still being used for 
systems still yet to be restored.

The attack, which occurred on September 30, blocked access to several major 
systems across hospitals and health services, including financial management, 
after being infiltrated.

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